MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN
We value diversity, equity and inclusion because creating truly equal opportunity for all is a moral imperative, and because diverse institutions are better institutions. Our leadership in the humanities and social sciences helps raise awareness of this problem as we work to identify new paths toward change. Creating a more diverse, equitable and inclusive college is not easy. It’s hard and it’s complicated, but we must find the collective will to make it happen. We can and must do better. Systemic racism in the world requires systemic solutions, and systemic change takes energy and resolve. True transformation requires concrete actions, and the resources to sustain them. The strategic plan that follows is a collection of concrete actions and firm determination to fully implement them. It was produced by a group of 20 faculty, staff and students, with input from over 200, and I am enormously grateful for their collective effort in creating it. As dean, I commit to finding the resources to implement these strategies. I ask all of you to help. We will not change the college or the world overnight, and we will not look up one day a few years from now and say “lo, the work here is done.” The work is ongoing. But we will be a better place, in every way, for doing it.
RICHARD SCHEINES Bess Family Dean, Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Systemic racism in the world requires systemic solutions, and systemic change takes energy and resolve.
DIETRICH COLLEGE DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION PLAN
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